Editing Boulder

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[[File:Rocks falling.png|thumb|Several boulders falling at once.]]
'''Boulders''' are  [[obstacle]]s in the [[Pikmin series|''Pikmin'' games]]. They are large rocks that fall from the sky, often in groups, and can [[crush]] anything they land on. They can be identified by the growing shadow they cast on the floor as they fall, as well as the {{w|sliding whistle}} sound that accompanies their descent. These signs give players a warning that a rock is about to fall where the shadow is, giving them time to get out of the way.

In {{p2}}, boulders appear in some [[cave]]s, and also in some [[Challenge Mode (Pikmin 2)|Challenge Mode]] and [[2-Player Battle]] levels. In {{p3}}, boulders only appear in [[Bingo Battle]]. Boulders in Bingo Battle fall faster than the ones in ''Pikmin 2''. [[Rock Pikmin]] are immune to being crushed by boulders.

With ideal placing and timing, players can trigger a boulder drop such that it lands on top of an [[enemy]], causing massive damage to the creature. Sometimes, if two boulders spawn close together in ''Pikmin 2'', they can bump each other apart when they get close enough to the floor.{{cite web|https://clips.twitch.tv/CuriousCredulousKeyboardNomNom|Twitch clip|Twitch|published={{date|24|April|2019}}|retrieved=published={{date|24|April|2019}}}}

==Triggers==
The following can trigger a boulder to fall from the sky:

*In [[cave]]s, boulders can fall from the ceiling by themselves when a leader or Pikmin gets close to their spawn point.
*The [[Empress Bulblax]] and the [[Segmented Crawbster]] can make boulders fall from the ceiling when they slam against a wall. These boulders spawn where the active leader is at.
*In [[2-Player Battle]] and [[Bingo Battle]], a [[Cupid's Grenade|cherry]] power-up allows players to drop a shower of boulders where their opponent's active leader is. The [[Rock Storm]], an item with the same effect, can be obtained from capsules during [[Dandori Battle]]s.

Because some of these triggers spawn boulders where the active leader is, players can anticipate a boulder downpour and quickly switch leaders to avoid having the boulders drop on leaders that have several Pikmin following them.

==Locations==
;Story Mode caves
*[[Frontier Cavern]]: 13 boulders in sublevel 7.
*[[Shower Room]]: 3 boulders in sublevel 1.
*[[Cavern of Chaos]]: 10 boulders in sublevel 3.
*[[Hole of Heroes]]: 1 boulder in sublevel 7.
*[[Dream Den]]: 4 boulders in sublevel 12.

;Challenge Mode
*[[Cave of Pain]]: 8 boulders.

;2-Player Battle
*[[Carpet Plain]]: occasional boulders.

==Boulder jump glitch==
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In ''Pikmin 2'', it is possible to exploit a glitch in the way the game handles [[Lie down|lying down]], and using it to make the leader jump quite high. By lying down in a specific time while a boulder is dropping on the leader, the leader will be sent flying into the air.

==Technical information==
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}}

==Gallery==
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<gallery>
File:Sky p2.jpg|A boulder falling from the sky in ''Pikmin 2''.
File:Boulder p3.png|A boulder falling from the sky in ''Pikmin 3''.
</gallery>

==See also==
*[[Clog]]
*[[Lithopod family]]
*[[Iron ball]]

==References==
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